Portable measuring device for use in sport

• US 20070179749A1
• Filed: 03/12/2004
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ABet SKF
• Original Assignee: ABet SKF
• Inventors: Landrieve, Franck
• Application Number:
  US10/551,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20070179749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0663 worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/186 Roller skating
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/06 single-track type
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 17/22 Wheels for roller skates
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 2203/18 Measuring a physical parameter, e.g. speed, distance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/00 Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers, using pedometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/008 for skates

Abstract

A portable measuring device for use in sport may include a housing provided with a sensor, a receiver, emitter, and a processing unit. The housing may transmit signals from the sensor of the housing to a remote display and may act as relay, receiving signals from a remote detector worn by a user and re-emitting the signals to the remote display.

Claims

1. A portable measuring instrument, particularly for use in sport, comprising:

a housing comprising;

a sensor;

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

a processing unit;

wherein the housing is adapted to transmit signals coming from the sensor to the housing intended to be worn by a user, and wherein the housing functions as a relay by receiving signals coming from a remote detector intended to be worn by a user and retransmitting these signals to the housing.

2. The instrument of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an accelerometer.

3. The instrument of claim 2, wherein the housing further comprises a processing means connected to the accelerometer, and wherein the processing means is adapted to form a pedometer.

4. The instrument of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a display screen.

5. The instrument of claim 3, wherein the housing is adapted to display data associated with the pedometer directly on the display screen or transmit the data to a remote display.

6. The instrument of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is able to provide a secondary signal encoding a measurement signal and a secondary identification code.

7. The instrument of claim 1, further comprising a remote display comprising:

a display screen; and

a secondary receiver.

8. The instrument of claim 7, wherein the display comprises a secondary processing stage able to identify a secondary signal according to a secondary identification code inserted in a frame of the secondary signal.

9. The instrument of claim 1, further comprising a remote detector comprising:

a sensor; and

a primary transmitter.

10. The instrument of claim 9, wherein the detector comprises a processing stage able to provide a primary signal encoding a measurement signal of the sensor and a primary identification code.

11. The instrument of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises detachable fixing components.

12. The instrument of claim 7, wherein the display is provided with means of fixing directly on the user or on a part of the user'"'"'s equipment, such as the frame of a cycle.

13. The instrument of claim 5, wherein the processing unit is able to provide a secondary signal encoding a measurement signal and a secondary identification code.

14. The instrument of claim 7, further comprising a remote detector comprising:

a sensor; and

a primary transmitter.

15. The instrument of claim 14, wherein the detector comprises a processing stage able to provide a primary signal encoding a measurement signal of the sensor and a primary identification code.

16. The instrument of claim 8, wherein the display is provided with means of fixing directly on the user and on a part of the user'"'"'s equipment, such as the frame of a cycle.